Monthly Archives: November 2012

I don’t know why, but just as certain seasons (in the retail world- remember, it’s not Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter- it’s Valentine’s Day/Easter, Holidays/Back To School, Halloween/Thanksgiving and Christmas) brings out the idiocy in consumers, crap weather brings out the arseholitude (it that a word? It looks and sounds right…) in motorists. Continue reading →

I’m writing this one my day off- having walked through a fairly heavy bout of rain yesterday after work, saturating my jeans and destroying not one but TWO umbrellas- a spectacularly humiliating yet hilarious waste of £4. Continue reading →

Well, after many weeks of waiting around/attempting in vain/DSS humiliation, I’ve managed to get myself a job. Yeah, I know. A real one, too. Starting tomorrow, I’m working at a CD/Video store in town. Continue reading →

Well, it seems that my attempt at National Novel Writing Month has pretty much failed. It’s gone as well as my attempts to find employment have, in fact. Quite miserable in that sense. However, I think I’m doing well with Vegan Month, considering my favourite foodstuffs tend to be cheese-based. Lactose discipline in action, right there. Continue reading →

My parents came over to visit me earlier this week. Usually if they both have got a day off work at the same time (dad works Monday to Friday, mum works shifts which can be at any time), they sometimes come over for the day. It’s nice- generally we’ll go out somewhere for the day, unless the weather’s a bit rubbish. Continue reading →

So, it’s November. My work experience has finished, and I’m back to being a jobless bum for a while, unfortunately. So while I’m still looking for work (it’s getting to the point that I’ll take pretty much anything), I’m trying anything that might keep me occupied. Continue reading →

The self-styled “semi-legendary” Wedding Present are back on the road, partaking in a ‘classic albums’ tour, of sorts. For this year marks the 21st anniversary of their Steve Albini-produced noise rock masterpiece Seamonsters, which would be played in full. Continue reading →